Psychosocial symptoms of ventricular arrhythmias: Integrating patient-reported outcomes into clinical care

Abstract

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are a valuable metric for assessing the quality of life and overall well-being in patients with ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and/or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). The incorporation of PROMs into the workflow of a VA clinic not only allows for more patientcentered care but also may improve detection and treatment of clinically relevant anxiety or depression symptoms. Awareness of the factors known to correlate with adverse PROM scores may guide PROM administration and subsequent referral to mental health services. Further, change or stability in PROM scores can be used as a gauge to guide the effectiveness of cardiac and psychological treatment in certain populations that are the focus of this manuscript: patients with ICDs (with and without shocks), cardiac arrest survivors, and those with inherited arrhythmia syndromes.

Analysis of Early Warning Diagnostic Indexes and Influencing Factors of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Arrhythmia

“…With the rapid development of social economy, fast-paced lifestyle, social loneliness, excessive Internet use, overeating, or excessive dieting, as well as various life stress events have caused huge psychological and physiological burdens, of which anxiety and depression accompanied by arrhythmias are the most common [ 27 , 28 ]. The novelty of this study was to detect the rate of arrhythmia in patients with anxiety status was higher than those without abnormal psychophylaxis.…”